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 | Honey is the original sweetener, manufactured by honey bees long before humans discovered and appropriated it. Early cave paintings depict honey gatherers, as do ancient Egyptian reliefs. From Mesopotamia to the American Midwest, honey has been important to nearly every human culture and cuisine. Two books published in 2010 celebrate the history of honey bees, beehives and honey. ...> Full Article |
 | A new book take both a historical look at the impact of the American Society of Agronomy in international agriculture, and a look forward into the future. ...> Full Article |
A new book, "Tall Fescue for the Twenty-first Century," documents the history, science and applications of tall fescue, a cultivated pasture grass that is playing an increasing role in protecting soil and water and enhancing animal agriculture.
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 | From water and air quality issues to diversifying farm operations, agroforestry has the potential to help farms and the environment, according to a new book published by the American Society of Agronomy ...> Full Article |
University of Guam research scientist Dr. Gadi V. P. Reddy has spent much of his career finding environmentally safe methods to control invasive plants. A chemical ecologist and entomologist, Dr. Reddy is the coeditor and coauthor of the book Biological Control of Tropical Weeds using Arthropods, which is to be published by the Cambridge University Press and available to the public in March 2009.
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 | New book confronts the challenges of producing crops with depleted water supplies ...> Full Article |
A Northern Arizona University political science professor is working with Southern African farmers studying their agricultural expertise and exposing trade agreements that could threaten the world's food supply.
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